The Chinese script is one of the oldest and most widely used writing systems in the world. It has a history of five or six thousand years, and is used by about one fourth of the total population on the earth. The creation and evolution of Chinese characters is closely interwoven with the development of Chinese culture. Chinese characters are the basic carriers of the traditional Chinese culture and as an important tool for extending, spreading and exchanging ideas they have played a tremendous role in the ling history of the Chinese nation. One may well argue that without Chinese characters are not only indispensable to any Chinese culture.